In the 1850s, cuneiform was just a series of baffling scratches on clay, waiting to spill the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia By Joshua Hammer Some citizens and archaeologists ...

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...

Image caption, A restored Ziggurat in the ancient city of Ur. Mud-brick houses were built around a central courtyard where children could play. People sometimes slept on the flat roofs of their ...

A Culture Victory in Civilization 7 may not sound as dramatic as a Military Victory or a Science Victory, but it’s no less ...

Eridu, Ur, and Uruk were key cities that helped ... Exploring Earth’s Ancient Civilizations appeared first on Years Of Traveling.

Throughout history, ancient civilizations built major landmarks ... At the center of that is the Great Ziggurat of Ur. Built in 21 century BC, it's been around so long that it was restored in ...

This is the first piece in the AGON – Ancient Games of Nations series, a collection of amazing traditional board games for iPad. About the history of The Royal Game of Ur: In the 1920s ...

Located in the ancient capital Xi’an, the university has long focused on archaeological research in the northwestern region of China, uncovering civilizations from Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang ...

$35.00 (cloth). A five-year 3.78 percent loan between two businessmen in 1796 may not seem remarkable, but it turns out that’s 1796 BCE, and the businessmen lived in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur.

A significant portion of human development and history may be traced back to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, in and around present-day Iraq. The study of these new tablets could reveal ...